In January 2006, MSCI Barra launched the first family of equity indices from an international index provider for the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.This Performance Summary is designed to provide a quick and easy overview of the performance of the MSCI GCC Countries Indices. Further information and data can be supplied on request.
Further information and data can be supplied on request. Please contact MSCI Barra or Penrose Financial on the numbers at the end of this release.
Performance in Local Currency
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§The MSCI GCC Countries Index returned 9.63% over the one month period to 30 June, 2006 §Over the same time frame the MSCI World Index returned 0.36% and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index returned -0.16% |
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Indices calculated in local currency with dividends reinvested and rebased to 100. |
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Performance of individual GCC countries during the one month period to June 30, 2006 §MSCI Saudi Arabia Index delivered the strongest performance with a return of 21.09% §The weakest performance was from the MSCI UAE Indexwhich returned -9.23% |
Index Levels & Performance
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Index |
June 30, 2006 |
MTD |
QTD |
YTD |
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MSCI GCC Countries Index |
726.525 |
9.63% |
-21.15% |
-28.19% |
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MSCI Bahrain Index |
867.453 |
0.60% |
-5.69% |
-9.55% |
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MSCI Kuwait Index |
798.721 |
0.78% |
1.11% |
-15.27% |
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MSCI Oman Index |
830.906 |
-0.61% |
-8.32% |
-14.40% |
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MSCI Qatar Index |
653.163 |
-137% |
-17.19% |
-35.42% |
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MSCI Saudi Arabia Index |
784.200 |
21.09% |
-24.23% |
-26.37% |
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MSCI United Arab Emirates Index |
508.418 |
-9.23% |
-33.27% |
-44.82% |
Daily index levels are available for all the MSCI GCC Countries Indices for free via Reuters and Bloomberg – please contact us for a full list of RICS and Tickers.
About the MSCI GCC Countries Indices
MSCI Barra was the first international index provider to launch equity indices for countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in January 2006. These countries are Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. MSCI Barra has created two index series, one reflecting the investment restrictions applied to a GCC-based investor and the other reflecting the restrictions applied to a domestic investor. Index levels are available on leading vendors including Reuters and Bloomberg. For further information on the MSCI GCC Countries Indices, please visit our web site at www.msci.com/gcc/index.html.
About MSCI Barra
MSCI (www.msci.com) develops and maintains equity, fixed income, multi-asset class, REIT and hedge fund indices that serve as benchmarks for an estimated USD 3 trillion on a worldwide basis and owns Barra, Inc. (“Barra”). Barra (www.barra.com) analytics help the world’s largest investors analyze, measure and manage portfolio and firm-wide investment risk. MSCI Barra is headquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around the world. Morgan Stanley, a global financial services firm and a market leader in securities, asset management, and credit services, is the majority shareholder of MSCI, and Capital Group International, Inc. is the minority shareholder. MSCI Barra is a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (“MSCI” or “MSCI Barra”).
